Odor of Marijuana on Money Leads to Money Laundering Charges
Sgt. Harry Washington, working interdiction for the Hopkins County Sheriff’s office, made contact with Luiz Longria, 53, of Edcouch, Texas and Oswaldo Reyes, 43, of Westlaco, around 8 p.m. Both were arrested and charged with Money Laundering more than $2500 but less than $30,000. Washington noted a large bulge in Reyes front pocket. When asked about it, Reyes removed from his pocket a white sock that contained a large amount of U. S....
Tampering Charge Filed for Attempt to Hide Marijuana
Montrel Jabbor Roberts of Missouri City, Texas, 23, was stopped for a minor traffic violation and officers observed him to have a green leafy substance believed to be Marijuana and a small baggy with reddish colored pills inside. Officers also found Marijuana beside the console of the vehicle where Roberts attempted to conceal it from the officers. Roberts was charged with Possession of a Controlled Substance Penalty Group 2 less than...
Traffic Stop Yields 165 lbs of Marijuana
It does not happen as often as it did in the past but Wednesday night around 10 p.m. Sulphur Springs Police Officer Buddy Williams stopped a 2017 Nissan Sentra at the 131 mile marker and located 165 lbs of marijuana in the trunk of the auto. Williams told KSST News that traffickers are finding other routes than the I-30 corridor that at one time yielded as many as three such stops a night. Williams said when he stopped the vehicle for...
Three Arrested for Marijuana Possession
Three individuals with Winnsboro addresses were arrested for Possession of Marijuana more than 4 oz. but less than 5lbs, a State Jail Felony, when a Hopkins County Deputy conducted a traffic stop and was greeted by the smell of raw marijuana when the deputy approached the vehicle at State Highway 11E and CR 2401. A passenger in the back seat was extremely nervous and would not make eye contact with the officer. All three in the auto...
Two Sulphur Springs Women Arrested After Deputies Find More than Marijuana
Two Sulphur Springs women were arrested following a stop for a minor traffic violation. A strong odor of marijuana led to the women admitting a marijuana joint was in the vehicle. They denied knowing about the methamphetamine that found during a probable cause search. However other evidence cast a shadow over their doubt. The marijuana joint was found in a container inside the driver’s purse and a syringe with clear color liquid...
Marijuana, Cocaine Found in Traffic Stop
Stopped for a traffic violation on FM 1870 at CR 2309, Damian Demarcus Williams, 23 of Fort Worth was arrested for possession of a plastic bag containing marijuana residue, cocaine, no driver’s license and drug paraphernalia. A strong odor of marijuana greeted the Hopkins County Deputy who made the stop. During a pat down for weapons, consent was granted for the officer to search Williams’ pockets. That’s when the baggie containing...
Tampering with Evidence; Swallowing Marijuana
A Cumby Police officer assisted by a Hopkins County Deputy made traffic stop near the 113-mile marker on I-30 Sunday evening around 7 p.m. The odor of marijuana emitting from the vehicle was quickly recognized by the Cumby officer. During a probable cause search, Grace Elizebeth Diana Jones, 25, was found to have a small amount of a green leafy substance believed to be marijuana on her tongue. The Cumby officer asked her to open her...
Marijuana, Meth, Pipes Found in US Postal Service Bag
A traffic violation led to a traffic stop at the corner of Beckham at WA Street Wednesday morning at 1:20 a.m. Miles Anthony Hutchings, 24, of Sulphur Springs was exhibiting nervous shaking and clenching of the jaw, signs of methamphetamine use. Hutchings was asked to exit the vehicle. A green leafy substance was found in the driver’s seat. The substance was believed to be marijuana. That lead to a probable cause search where the law...
Small Amount of Marijuana + Drug Free Zone = State Jail Felony
Not wearing a seat-belt was the cause for the stop within 260 feet of Sulphur Springs Elementary School. However when James Ethan-Indyana Jones, 25, of Sulphur Springs was stopped Friday at 11:28 a.m., he told the officer his driver’s license was suspended and he did not have insurance. During inventory of the vehicle, marijuana was located in the back seat floorboard. Jones is in Hopkins County Jail charged with Possession of...
Arrested for Hunt County Warrants, Man Attempts to Consume Marijuana
Cedric Dewight Mosley, 35, of Sulphur Springs was observed driving a blue Cadillac Deville in the 200 block of League Street Friday around 4:40 p.m. Sulphur Springs Police knew that he was wanted on Hunt County warrants. Mosley was placed in an SSPD patrol unit and there consumed suspected marijuana to avoid prosecution. He had residue in his mouth when taken from the patrol unit. Marijuana residue was also found in the patrol unit...
